When Shane arrived in the afternoon, Natalie bade farewell to Joyce before getting into his car.

“In a good mood?” Shane asked gently.

Natalie turned to him and blinked in surprise. “You can tell?”

“It’s obvious.”

Natalie smiled and opened the car window a crack. “Stanley’s condition is improving, so yes, I’m in a pretty good mood.”

The mention of Stanley made Shane instantly narrow his eyes in annoyance. “You’ve contacted him?”

“No, I haven’t,” Natalie replied with a shake of her head. “It was him who called me to apologize for what he did earlier. Oh, he also told me to pass on his apologies to you. He said it was never his intention to stab you.”

Upon hearing that, Shane scoffed and pursed his lips. “And you believe him?”

“Why not?” Natalie asked as she turned to face Shane. “He was out of control then and wasn’t clear-headed. If he was, I believe he wouldn’t have hurt anyone with a knife.”

Even though he didn’t say anything, Shane’s expression had darkened considerably.

 

Oh dear, she really fell for his words.

reacted with dismay and tugged at

 

ignored her and

think I bought his words too easily, but he did lose control

exasperation as he rubbed his temples.

And that his mental state is a

that too?” Shane replied in

looked away as she was overcome by a twinge of guilt. “I can feel he’s telling the truth.

so,”

wasn’t buying Stanley’s words. His condition couldn’t have improved so much in such

convince others, but Shane would never fall for

sighed, knowing that Shane still didn’t believe her. She looked out of the

arrived at the kindergarten, where their two children hopped in the car

argue?” Connor asked

with a smile.

talking?” Sharon chimed in

replied, “We just

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